Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States has been urged to ship anti-aircraft batteries to South Sudan. A former senior U.S. official said South Sudan required urgent assistance to repel the daily air strikes by Sudan. Former U.S. special envoy to Sudan Andrew Natsios said U.S. air defense batteries to Juba would force the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Cliff Kincaid Before getting into the court-martial at Fort Meade in Maryland, my photo I.D. was checked and a bomb-sniffing dog was led around my car. My coat, wallet, and papers were searched and I was subjected to magnetometer screening by Army authorities. Inside the courtroom, members of the media were […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Congress, citing threats by China and Iran, has become concerned over plans to ease controls over U.S. arms exports. The focus of congressional concern has been the Obama administration’s effort to revise the U.S. Munitions List. The list, managed by the State Department, would remove restrictions on entire categories of […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Geostrategy-Direct.com Chinese military groups and universities have been linked to pervasive Chinese cyber espionage and technology acquisition efforts, according to U.S. intelligence officials. The Obama administration is preparing to confront China more directly on the cyber attacks, the Wall Street Journal reported Dec. 13. Two weeks ago, U.S. officials warned their counterparts […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Compiled by Bill Gertz, Geostrategy-Direct.com A provision of the fiscal 2012 defense authorization bill calls on the Obama administration to step up security measures designed to defeat the “insider threat,” which has resulted in the posting of hundreds of thousands of classified documents on the Internet. Section 922 of the bill, passed […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Based on an an article by Cliff Kincaid for Accuracy in Media The collusion between the Department of the Interior and the Occupy Wall Street movement has caught the attention of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Rep. Darrell Issa. This, in turn, has led to some coverage by the […]
John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS — Here we go again. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has warned that the Islamic Republic of Iran is developing the scientific technology needed to create a nuclear weapon. The UN watchdog agency presented an incriminating report at the organization’s Vienna headquarters which clearly states that Teheran appears to […]